Category: Food
The Many Benefits of Eating High Fiber
If your diet is rich in fiber, you’re probably eat fairly healthy. Most foods that are inherently rich in fiber are good for us in many, many ways. Most of us, however, don’t get nearly enough of the rough stuff. In the US, fiber intake hovers somewhere between 10 and 15 grams – at the [...]
Amazing Everyday Foods Your Body Will Love
Almost every unprocessed food has inherent nutritional value. Loaded with vitamins and minerals, the right foods do a great job keeping your body healthy. Check out how these common conditions can be aided by some superstar everyday foods. Lower Cholesterol A recent study conducted at Florida State University showed a 23% decrease in LDL (bad) [...]
An Easy Recipe for a Perfectly Simple and Healthy Snack: Hummus
I owe a lot to hummus. Hummus has saved me many, many times from mid-day cravings that could easily send a person diving deep into a stack of faux-cream-filled pastries and trans fat-laden chips. Well, maybe that’s a little dramatic, but I’ve certainly made hummus a staple in my every day diet. Garbanzo beans are [...]
A Healthy and Mild Fat Tuesday Jambalaya
In honor or Mardi Gras, I whipped up a modified – but healthy – version of jambalaya. Traditionally, jambalaya is made with lots of sausage, seafood, rice, vegetables and a ton of hot spices. Since I don’t eat red meat and the rest of my family prefers food on the milder side, I opted for [...]
Chicken Vegetable Curry: Eat it up and reap the benefits!
I love curry. I could probably eat something with curry every day. The recipe below, Chicken Vegetable Curry, is one of my favorite ways to enjoy it! It seems like people fall into one of three different camps when it comes to this spice: 1) They like it 2) They don’t like it 3) They [...]
Simple & Delicious: Low Fat Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
A steaming cup of Creamy Tomato Basil Soup really hits the spot on a chilly weekend afternoon. All you need is an immersion or conventional blender and a few basic ingredients. Why not give it a try? 2 cans (14.5 oz. each) of crushed tomatoes 3 cups low fat milk 1 medium onion, diced 3 [...]
Super Food Trail Mix Combinations
One minute. That’s about all the time it would take to grab a handful of a few of your favorite trail mix-able ingredients, throw them into a bag and call it a day. To save a little time, I put together a list of a few great ingredients that can be mixed and matched to make [...]
Three Healthy and Easy Game Day Recipes
Over the weekend I played around with a few recipes that would be easy to make and serve on game day. I’m not a huge football fan, but for the sake of my loving husband, I’m *trying* to rally. Truth be told, I love sports, and competition even more. I just don’t follow football in [...]
Healthy and Hearty Black Bean Soup
Here is a great recipe I got from a friend. It’s easy, healthy, chock full of fiber (TIP: never pass up an opportunity to use the word “chock”). And, if it matters to you, it’s vegan, too! Black Bean Soup Ingredients 1 tbsp coconut oil* of your choosing (*as many already know, coconut oil is [...]
It’s Pronounced KEEN-wah…and here’s a great recipe for it!
One of the things that I try to do when I write about healthy eating is to steer clear of diet foods. This may sound like a bit of a contradiction, but in my humble opinion there is a big difference between dieting and eating healthy. The star of this post is Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah). [...]
